As we approach the end of March and move into spring (not that you'd know it, the weather's not been that great), Ginny has already had a couple of runs out. I re-taxed her on March 1st and then rode her up to Battersea for her service at Park Lane BMW the following day. Included in this visit was some recall work on the suspension linkage. I was assured that everything would be completed in a day, so once I'd dropped her off, I bused it over to the Imperial War Museum. I could easily have spent all day there, as there is so much to see. As it was, I'd been there 4 hours or so, when I got the call to say Ginny was ready. I'd got lucky with the weather. It was cold but thankfully sunny and my new jacket did a great job of keeping me warm, along with the heated grips and seat! (I can hear Grizzly groaning š)
As expected, the guys at Park Lane had given Ginny a wash, her first since September, so soon as I got her home, I put the covers on her. There's still so much dust flying about this building site we live on and a thick layer on the garage floor.
Ginny's second outing was on March 21st, a 2 mile round trip to Ryder Motorcycles, for her MOT. On a walk out with Catherine one afternoon, I dropped in to book her (Ginny) in. We were actually away when the MOT ran out, so this was the nearest suitable date. Needless to say, Ginny passed with flying colours, which means we are good to go for our trip to Vimy and the big tour. The only thing required now, before the tour, is to get the pair of tyres I have in the garage, which were removed last summer, put back on. That will guarantee me enough rubber for the 4500+ mile tour.
Over the next few weeks I'm expecting to be booking up ferries and attractions, so the next update will be after that, when I have a bit more information to impart.
Till then. Stay save.
